Showing posts with label ghost stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ghost stories. Show all posts
Monday, October 20, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
October Events! Helen Creighton Folklore Society
Hi gang,
Summer has
gone by way too quickly and the absence of WTF! is making us restless but Fall
has some interesting things happening that just may fill the void.
*** HCFS AT THE LIBRARIES ***
The Helen
Creighton Folklore Society has a few programs going on in October to celebrate
25 years of our involvement with the annual ghost story writing competition.
These programs can be found in the current library guide.
25 Years of Ghosts! : Songs, Stories,
Folklore
Families/Ages
7+
The Helen
Creighton Folklore Society’s musicians, singers, and storytellers celebrate 25
years of ghost stories! The Society members will tell, sing or perform 25
songs, stories, and folklore bits in this 1 hour program for families and for
adults who dare to attend. Not for the faint of heart!
Alderney
Gate Public Library Sunday, October 19/2:30 pm.
How to Craft a Scary Tale
All ages
Maritime
Folk Series Workshop with Cindy Campbell Stone.
Youth
leaders, campfire storytellers, film makers, and writers... iit all starts
with a tale well told.
Tantallon
Public Library Saturday, October 4/2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Registration
required
Maritime Folklore Series: The
Supernatural!
2-part
session with Margo Carruthers
Supernatural
songs and stories, superstitions, folklore, and a bit of Gaelic too!
Alderney
Gate
Wednesday,
October 22/7:00 pm & Wednesday, October 29/7:00 pm
Haunting Encounters
with Cindy
Campbell Stone
Ages 9+
What kinds
of ‘things’ go bump in the night? Hear stories that may make your heart pound,
your blood curdle, and the hair stand up on the back of your neck.
Tantallon Public Library Saturday, October
25/2:00 pm
*** HCFS PRESENTS GEOFF KAUFMANN***
The Helen
Creighton Folklore Society with support from the U.S. Embassy is presenting a
series of events with the legendary Geoff Kaufmann on October 23,24 and 26.
Geoff is known internationally for his work at Mystic Seaport organizing the
annual sea music festival. He is the program director for music at the museum
but is also an accomplished musician, singer, songwriter and historian.
On Thursday,
October 23, Geoff will be the featured performer at the Rose and Kettle Concert
Sessions. A great evening of sea music starting at 7pm.
On Friday,
October 24 at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic at 7pm, Geoff will present
his one-man show "So Long from Home: A Connecticut War of 1812 Tale in
Prose and Song” based on the diary of Benjamin Franklin Palmer, a United States
privateer taken prisoner in the War of 1812 who kept a detailed diary of his
experiences here at Melville Island Prison and subsequent detention at Dartmoor
Prison in England. This event is being held in collaboration with the Company
of Friends at the Maritime Museum. Earlier
in the day at 1 pm, Geoff will be conducting a workshop on the application of
music to heritage interpretation.
On Sunday,
October 26 at 2 pm, Geoff will be presenting a program reflecting spirituality
at sea called "Natural Reflections" at All Saints Cathedral in
Halifax.
I hope that
you will find something of interest here to tempt you out of the house and into
the company of other WTF! friends looking to reconnect after this very long
hiatus.
Margo and
Cindy
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Halifax Explosion Walking Tours
Hi all - I have been wanting to do this for several years now .Beginning on Monday Nov 14 and running daily through to Dec 5th I will be hosting Halifax Explosion talking/walking tours around various sites in the north end...11, 1 and 3 daily – weather permitting; talking about the lead up to the explosion, the aftermath, some of the personal stories of survivors and heroes, as well as touching on the widely believed sabotage story and some unanswered questions...approximately 90 minutes – $10.00 per person...I have been studying and writing about the Halifax Explosion since the mid 1990s now and have a lot of stories and information to share...For details and booking times – 902 – 406 – 5461 or by email or Facebook...Dress warmly, bring good shoes and an eager mind...Please spread the word for me – it would be a great help...No minimum – but a maximum of ten people per tour.
Dave Stone
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Dave Stone
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Ghostly Gala Reviewed
Fires popped and distant screams cut through the darkness as storytellers bowed over their gas-lit lanterns on Wednesday night. The annual Ghostly Gala at the Cole Harbor Heritage Farm Museum beckons one and all to hear the Storytellers Circle of Halifax tell ghoulish tales. The event, which has taken place on the farm for more than five years, was followed by hot chocolate and cookies in the museum’s Rose and Kettle Tea Room.
Stories took place in three different 20-minute stations, leaving spectators to venture through the old empty farm grounds to arrive at their destinations. The farm consists of a blacksmith’s hut, a barn, and an old farmhouse from Cole Harbor, which was transferred to the site in the 1970’s. According to the museum’s director, the farm still operates vegetable gardens and livestock from May until October.
An old barn door crashes open with the breeze as Cindy Campbell draws her cape tighter around her neck and continues her frightening tale. Campbell, who is the president of Storytellers of Canada, has been a professional storyteller for more than ten years.
“They make me happy, it’s a shared experience,” Campbell said over hot chocolate.“The nicest thing about hearing and telling stories is it’s never the same thing twice.”
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Campbell’s love of stories began at a very young age with her interest in stories of her family history and community.
“I would sit in the corner of the kitchen and listen to the grown-ups talk; I just absorbed the stories,” Campbell said.
Lately, Campbell has been noticing the tradition of oral storytelling is losing the recognition it once had as an art form, and the industry is becoming less acknowledged in the public eye.
“I wonder if we’re missing out on the power of the storytelling,” she says.
Nancy Muzzatti, who loves to tell any type of story, says that her spooky repertoire is a combination of collected and real-life stories. As a member of the Storytellers Circle of Halifax, she says that the group holds monthly meetings at the Just Us Café on Spring Garden Road.
“They’re usually very good about it, they let us take over the whole space,” Muzzatti said.
Cindy Campbell’s blog is titled Story Telling Nova Scotia and informs readers all about the storytelling events going on in the area.
Hannah Witherbee
King's Journalism
Dalhousie University
Stories took place in three different 20-minute stations, leaving spectators to venture through the old empty farm grounds to arrive at their destinations. The farm consists of a blacksmith’s hut, a barn, and an old farmhouse from Cole Harbor, which was transferred to the site in the 1970’s. According to the museum’s director, the farm still operates vegetable gardens and livestock from May until October.
An old barn door crashes open with the breeze as Cindy Campbell draws her cape tighter around her neck and continues her frightening tale. Campbell, who is the president of Storytellers of Canada, has been a professional storyteller for more than ten years.
“They make me happy, it’s a shared experience,” Campbell said over hot chocolate.“The nicest thing about hearing and telling stories is it’s never the same thing twice.”
Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Campbell’s love of stories began at a very young age with her interest in stories of her family history and community.
“I would sit in the corner of the kitchen and listen to the grown-ups talk; I just absorbed the stories,” Campbell said.
Lately, Campbell has been noticing the tradition of oral storytelling is losing the recognition it once had as an art form, and the industry is becoming less acknowledged in the public eye.
“I wonder if we’re missing out on the power of the storytelling,” she says.
Nancy Muzzatti, who loves to tell any type of story, says that her spooky repertoire is a combination of collected and real-life stories. As a member of the Storytellers Circle of Halifax, she says that the group holds monthly meetings at the Just Us Café on Spring Garden Road.
“They’re usually very good about it, they let us take over the whole space,” Muzzatti said.
Cindy Campbell’s blog is titled Story Telling Nova Scotia and informs readers all about the storytelling events going on in the area.
Hannah Witherbee
King's Journalism
Dalhousie University
Monday, October 24, 2011
Ghostly Gala
Storytellers Circle of Halifax presents:
Ghostly Gala
Dare to step through the unhinged door between the real & unreal.....Beware! This ‘spook’tacular storytelling event is for not for the faint hearted!
Wednesday, October 26th, 7:00pm
Cole Harbour Farm Museum
Be prepared to travel throughout the spookiest areas of the Farm, inside and out, so wear warm clothing and comfortable footwear.
Afterward, hot chocolate and cookies will be available in the Rose & Kettle to calm your shivers and warm your soul.
Adults/Teens: $5.00
Youth 8 - 12 years: $3.00 (no children under 8 please; youth must be accompanied by an adult)
Tickets available in advance or at the door.
For information/tickets please call: 434-0222
Ghostly Gala
Dare to step through the unhinged door between the real & unreal.....Beware! This ‘spook’tacular storytelling event is for not for the faint hearted!
Wednesday, October 26th, 7:00pm
Cole Harbour Farm Museum
Be prepared to travel throughout the spookiest areas of the Farm, inside and out, so wear warm clothing and comfortable footwear.
Afterward, hot chocolate and cookies will be available in the Rose & Kettle to calm your shivers and warm your soul.
Adults/Teens: $5.00
Youth 8 - 12 years: $3.00 (no children under 8 please; youth must be accompanied by an adult)
Tickets available in advance or at the door.
For information/tickets please call: 434-0222
MYSTERIOUS AND GHOSTLY TALES
MYSTERIOUS AND GHOSTLY TALES
Come join Storyteller Joanna Jarvis for an evening of stories at the Weymouth Waterfront Library on OCTOBER 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Drum maker/Drummer Pat Jarvis will also join Joanna on his drums for some of the stories.
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!
(There will be a free-will offering)
Come join Storyteller Joanna Jarvis for an evening of stories at the Weymouth Waterfront Library on OCTOBER 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Drum maker/Drummer Pat Jarvis will also join Joanna on his drums for some of the stories.
WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US!
(There will be a free-will offering)
WTF: What the Folk! goes trick or treating?
The Helen Creighton Folklore Society Presents:
WTF: What The Folk! goes TRICK OR TREATING !!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, October 28th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm – Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
Our theme this week is
BLUENOSE GHOSTS
& OTHER WANDERING SPIRITS !!
Night had fallen. The decorations were set. The Lady was ready. It wouldn’t be long now before the neighbourhood would be resonating with YOUNG HUNTING for treats. “No treats here,” she giggled, “except for mine.”
Next door, THE SWEET TRINITY of BFFs were checking out their costumes. BONNIE ANNIE, white teeth a-gleaming, was resplendent as RINORDINE. ALLISON GROSSed everyone out as THE LAILY WORM. ELIZA LONGed for something special too but with THE CRUEL MOTHER holding the pursestrings, it would take something akin to THE SUFFOLK MIRACLE.
Just then a knock sounded at the door. “It’s the boys!” they shrieked. They had promised to be there by dark and LORD RANDALL and THOMAS RHYMER were right on time. “Sorry we LOST JIMMY WHALEN but knowing him, THE CONSTANT FARMER’S SON will surely TURNIP before long.”
“Ha! Ha!” groaned the girls as they all set out. Next door, the atmosphere was positively electric. Blood curdling shrieks and wails eminated from THE UNQUIET GRAVE displayed on the front lawn. “It looks & sounds so real.”
Unbeknownst to them it was. Jimmy wasn’t lost at all. He knew exactly where he was and he didn’t like it one bit. LADY MARGARET, on the other hand, was ecstatic. Any moment now, the late Jimmy Whalen would be meeting up with his friends. Trick AND Treat J
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and fourth Friday of the month.
WTF: What The Folk! goes TRICK OR TREATING !!
folksongs . folktales . folkcraft . folklore
Friday, October 28th
6:30pm Gathering and grabba cuppa
7:00 - 8:30pm – Performances
Just Us Cafe, 5896 Spring Garden Road
Our theme this week is
BLUENOSE GHOSTS
& OTHER WANDERING SPIRITS !!
Night had fallen. The decorations were set. The Lady was ready. It wouldn’t be long now before the neighbourhood would be resonating with YOUNG HUNTING for treats. “No treats here,” she giggled, “except for mine.”
Next door, THE SWEET TRINITY of BFFs were checking out their costumes. BONNIE ANNIE, white teeth a-gleaming, was resplendent as RINORDINE. ALLISON GROSSed everyone out as THE LAILY WORM. ELIZA LONGed for something special too but with THE CRUEL MOTHER holding the pursestrings, it would take something akin to THE SUFFOLK MIRACLE.
Just then a knock sounded at the door. “It’s the boys!” they shrieked. They had promised to be there by dark and LORD RANDALL and THOMAS RHYMER were right on time. “Sorry we LOST JIMMY WHALEN but knowing him, THE CONSTANT FARMER’S SON will surely TURNIP before long.”
“Ha! Ha!” groaned the girls as they all set out. Next door, the atmosphere was positively electric. Blood curdling shrieks and wails eminated from THE UNQUIET GRAVE displayed on the front lawn. “It looks & sounds so real.”
Unbeknownst to them it was. Jimmy wasn’t lost at all. He knew exactly where he was and he didn’t like it one bit. LADY MARGARET, on the other hand, was ecstatic. Any moment now, the late Jimmy Whalen would be meeting up with his friends. Trick AND Treat J
Format: Open mike unplugged. Cost: free will donation
If you are free on Friday, please join us. Tell your friends and family.
The space is cozy, the coffee is great and the fun is contagious!
Yours in folk,
Host/co-ordinators: Margo Carruthers 425-3828, Cindy Campbell 466-0157
WTF: What the Folk! meets, same time and place , every second and fourth Friday of the month.
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